Lot 238
  • 238

Mark Tobey

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Mark Tobey
  • Desert Blooms
  • signed twice and dated 65 twice
  • tempera on paperboard
  • 22 7/8 by 16 1/8 in. 58.1 by 41 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Beyeler, Basel
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Mark Tobey, January - March 1966, cat. no. 24, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges, including some minor dogearing to the corners which are obscured by the frame. Under close inspection, some hairline craquelure with associated pinpoint spots of loss is visible in the areas in which the media was applied thickly, but all areas appear stable. Under raking light, an approximately 3-inch surface abrasion is visible in the upper left and some minor pilling is visible to the surface primarily along the left edge. The colors are bright and fresh. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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